The Punjab government released Rs 60 crores on Friday for the establishment of 100 model police stations across the province.
10, 000 policemen will also be recruited annually in the Punjab Police Force.
This was stated by Punjab Inspector General of Police Muhammad Habib-ur-Rehman while addressing the Police Darbar and media representatives at the Bahawalpur Police Lines.
IGP said a special campaign will be initiated from next month to arrest top twenty proclaimed offenders from every district and that lists for the purpose have already been finalised.
Rehman said the police department is being reorganised on a modern scale, hoping to combine investigation with operation.
He stated that at the DPOs will look after the operations at the district level and the SHO will look after the investigations at the police station level.
The IGP stressed on the senior police officers to hold open courts regularly in remote areas so that the grievances of the people could be redressed in their hometowns.
The IGP also announced that an Umrah ticket will be awarded to Hafiz Farrukh Ijaz for presenting an impressive recitation of ‘Naat’ at the Police Darbar.
Bahawalpur RPO, Captain (r) Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri and the region’s police officers were present on the occasion.
